Longmont police locate fugitive wanted in Friday's raid

Police: suspect had nearly 64 grams of meth on him at time of arrest

LONGMONT -- Longmont Police have arrested a man they had been searching for since raiding a home on Sunset Drive on Friday.

Michael Lee Cook, 32, was arrested about 9:20 p.m. Friday near Alpine Street and Hilltop Drive in Longmont. Officer Jesse Pollock, in a patrol car, spotted Cook walking down the street and, after a pursuit, caught him with the assistance of some other officers. According to the police report, Cook had nearly 64 grams of what police suspect is methamphetamine on him, along with a digital scale and $1,232 in cash.

Cook was arrested on suspicion of multiple charges, including possession of a controlled substance, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute and tampering with evidence, all felonies.

Cook was the man police say lived in a shed in the yard of 2412 Sunset Drive, which police raided on Friday.

Police went to the house looking for firearms, methamphetamine and marijuana and found all three. The report states that there was a marijuana grow in the shed where Cook had been living.

Another resident of the house, 43-year-old Pablo A. Mendez, also faces multiple charges including possession of firearms by a convicted felon, possession of methamphetamine and tampering with evidence.

During the raid of the home, which is located only one block from Raber Park and Sanborn Elementary, police discovered multiple firearms, including rifles, shotguns and handguns, at least one of which was confirmed to have been stolen.

Police say that both meth and marijuana were sold out of the house. Mendez's girlfriend and father, who also lived at the home, have not been arrested.

Both Cook and Mendez are being held without bond in the Boulder County Jail.

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